Brooke Baxter went 4-for-6 from the plate in last weekend's series vs. Morehead State, scoring a pair of runs.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 7, 2014) – A winner of six of its last seven contests, the ETSU softball team will begin Atlantic Sun competition as it hosts Mercer for a three-game series beginning Saturday, March 8.

GETTING UP TO SPEED

The Buccaneers (9-6) are coming off a series win over Morehead State in which they outscored the Eagles 14-6 during a three-game span.

ETSU picked up wins in the first and third games of the series, beating Morehead State, 3-0, in the series opener before winning the rubber game, 10-2, in six innings.

In eight starts on the mound, freshman Taylor Carter (Brazil, Ind.) has gone 7-1 with a 1.45 ERA. The freshman pitcher has recorded 27 strikeouts while allowing just two walks. At the plate, Carter has batted .319 with 13 RBI.

Catcher Jackie Baird (Ooltewah, Tenn.) has scored 13 runs while driving in 20 more, both team highs. The senior slugger has blasted nine home runs in just 15 games, standing only two long balls shy of matching Stephanie Gaynord's (2004-07) single-season record of 11.